AA to Lufthansa connecting at FRA (bags)
Dec 5, 2018, 12:45 pm
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AA to Lufthansa connecting at FRA (bags)
After reviewing https://saleslink.aa.com/en-US/docum...te_Tickets.pdf
I am not clear on whether an 001 ticket would be issued for my LH FRA-GOA (Frankfurt-Genoa) when booking online at aa.com.
I want to fly DFW-FRA-GOA returning MXP-JFK-DFW (overwater segments are in Premium Economy) for a cruise from GOA
All flights are AA, except the LH flight from FRA-GOA.. There is an 8 hour connection in Frankfurt.
Considering this as it lets me leave late afternoon, and then spend some time visiting Frankfurt then arriving in GOA around 6pm for a cruise the next day.
So, the issue is whether we will need to pick up bags at FRA, extending our exit from the airport, and possible LH bag fees if we need to recheck
Does anyone have experience purchasing an AA-LH connection on aa.com?
Was the LH segment on a 001 ticket? (Basically, should I expect AA to through check the bag DFW-FRA-GOA (Genoa, Italy..... not Goa, India)
I am not clear on whether an 001 ticket would be issued for my LH FRA-GOA (Frankfurt-Genoa) when booking online at aa.com.
I want to fly DFW-FRA-GOA returning MXP-JFK-DFW (overwater segments are in Premium Economy) for a cruise from GOA
All flights are AA, except the LH flight from FRA-GOA.. There is an 8 hour connection in Frankfurt.
Considering this as it lets me leave late afternoon, and then spend some time visiting Frankfurt then arriving in GOA around 6pm for a cruise the next day.
So, the issue is whether we will need to pick up bags at FRA, extending our exit from the airport, and possible LH bag fees if we need to recheck
Does anyone have experience purchasing an AA-LH connection on aa.com?
Was the LH segment on a 001 ticket? (Basically, should I expect AA to through check the bag DFW-FRA-GOA (Genoa, Italy..... not Goa, India)
Dec 5, 2018, 12:50 pm
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After reviewing https://saleslink.aa.com/en-US/docum...te_Tickets.pdf
I am not clear on whether an 001 ticket would be issued for my LH FRA-GOA (Frankfurt-Genoa) when booking online at aa.com.
I want to fly DFW-FRA-GOA returning MXP-JFK-DFW (overwater segments are in Premium Economy) for a cruise from GOA
All flights are AA, except the LH flight from FRA-GOA.. There is an 8 hour connection in Frankfurt.
Considering this as it lets me leave late afternoon, and then spend some time visiting Frankfurt then arriving in GOA around 6pm for a cruise the next day.
So, the issue is whether we will need to pick up bags at FRA, extending our exit from the airport, and possible LH bag fees if we need to recheck
Does anyone have experience purchasing an AA-LH connection on aa.com?
Was the LH segment on a 001 ticket? (Basically, should I expect AA to through check the bag DFW-FRA-GOA (Genoa, Italy..... not Goa, India)
I am not clear on whether an 001 ticket would be issued for my LH FRA-GOA (Frankfurt-Genoa) when booking online at aa.com.
I want to fly DFW-FRA-GOA returning MXP-JFK-DFW (overwater segments are in Premium Economy) for a cruise from GOA
All flights are AA, except the LH flight from FRA-GOA.. There is an 8 hour connection in Frankfurt.
Considering this as it lets me leave late afternoon, and then spend some time visiting Frankfurt then arriving in GOA around 6pm for a cruise the next day.
So, the issue is whether we will need to pick up bags at FRA, extending our exit from the airport, and possible LH bag fees if we need to recheck
Does anyone have experience purchasing an AA-LH connection on aa.com?
Was the LH segment on a 001 ticket? (Basically, should I expect AA to through check the bag DFW-FRA-GOA (Genoa, Italy..... not Goa, India)
Assuming your're booking well in advance, you could always book it, wait for it to ticket and double confirm that it's all on the same ticket, if for whatever the reason there is a hiccup you could always cancel within the 24 hr. free cancel period.
Dec 5, 2018, 12:53 pm
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Dec 5, 2018, 12:59 pm
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Purchased at aa.com it should be all on the same ticket number, bags should be checked through with no issues.
Assuming your're booking well in advance, you could always book it, wait for it to ticket and double confirm that it's all on the same ticket, if for whatever the reason there is a hiccup you could always cancel within the 24 hr. free cancel period.
Assuming your're booking well in advance, you could always book it, wait for it to ticket and double confirm that it's all on the same ticket, if for whatever the reason there is a hiccup you could always cancel within the 24 hr. free cancel period.
As it is has no 24 hour hold due to the LH flight, I was hoping to find out before committing the $4700+ for two in Prem Econ
Cruise is free balcony cabin, no taxes, and the deposit can be used for anything (thanks urcomped.com), so I am willing to pay for Y+... not yet Business..
Thanks for the responses
Dec 5, 2018, 3:42 pm
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As it is has no 24 hour hold due to the LH flight, I was hoping to find out before committing the $4700+ for two in Prem Econ
Cruise is free balcony cabin, no taxes, and the deposit can be used for anything (thanks urcomped.com), so I am willing to pay for Y+... not yet Business..
Thanks for the responses
As it is has no 24 hour hold due to the LH flight, I was hoping to find out before committing the $4700+ for two in Prem Econ
Cruise is free balcony cabin, no taxes, and the deposit can be used for anything (thanks urcomped.com), so I am willing to pay for Y+... not yet Business..
Thanks for the responses
Dec 5, 2018, 3:47 pm
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I want to fly DFW-FRA-GOA returning MXP-JFK-DFW (overwater segments are in Premium Economy) for a cruise from GOA
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So, the issue is whether we will need to pick up bags at FRA, extending our exit from the airport, and possible LH bag fees if we need to recheck
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So, the issue is whether we will need to pick up bags at FRA, extending our exit from the airport, and possible LH bag fees if we need to recheck
http://www.gcmap.com/mapui?P=DFW-FRA...SU=kts&RS=best
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Dec 5, 2018, 3:48 pm
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Shengen passport control is always at the first point of entry. Customs are always at the final destination so there is no need to pick up bags to go thru customs like in the US. ( unless you have to pick it up due to AA not checking it all the way to GOA)
Dec 5, 2018, 5:17 pm
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AA and LH interline, so if your ticketing isn’t purchased separately AA should check your baggage through to GOA. An 8 hour connection shouldn’t be a problem, as AA uses 12 hours connection for their through-checked baggage cutoff. (See below, Often1’s post.)
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Dec 5, 2018, 6:35 pm
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I am not seeing that AA offers online DFW-FRA-GOA as a connection at all. This leads me to believe that you are somehow looking at separate tickets and you correctly note that you won't have a 24-hour cancellation period for LH operating between two points outside the US.
None of this is to say that what you want can't be ticketed as a connection, simply that you should call AA rather than worrying about all of this. As AA and LH interline, AA can certainly ticket this as a single ticket and you will have the same baggage allowance for the remainder of your trip, including the return, as you have for the first segment.
None of this is to say that what you want can't be ticketed as a connection, simply that you should call AA rather than worrying about all of this. As AA and LH interline, AA can certainly ticket this as a single ticket and you will have the same baggage allowance for the remainder of your trip, including the return, as you have for the first segment.
Dec 5, 2018, 8:36 pm
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About 2 months ago did a Poland - FRA on LH and then switched back to American in FRA to DFW. Bags transferred. The obvious is answer is look at your bag claim ticket it will show. But if all the flights were made in one booking and are on the same record locator they should transfer.
Dec 5, 2018, 9:51 pm
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This was found with a simple search for a round trip flight for 2 June 7-17 and changed "Sort by" to "Number of stops".
It shows up first as the only one stop.
I left the airline to the default - American which is why there is a warning about there being other carriers at the top, since AA doesn't fly to Genoa
It shows up first as the only one stop.
I left the airline to the default - American which is why there is a warning about there being other carriers at the top, since AA doesn't fly to Genoa
Dec 5, 2018, 9:56 pm
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The issue is regarding the interline and whether the ticket meet the AA requirement of being on 001 stock as LH is not a OW partner and the concern is whether they will interline the bag (as AA states they will not check the bag through unless the ongoing non-OW flight is on a 001 ticket.)
Dec 5, 2018, 10:16 pm
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This was found with a simple search for a round trip flight for 2 June 7-17 and changed "Sort by" to "Number of stops".
It shows up first as the only one stop.
I left the airline to the default - American which is why there is a warning about there being other carriers at the top, since AA doesn't fly to Genoa
It shows up first as the only one stop.
I left the airline to the default - American which is why there is a warning about there being other carriers at the top, since AA doesn't fly to Genoa
